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Hakushu distillery is located in the Southern Japanese Alps and is owned by Suntory, one of the big two Japanese single malt distillers. The distillery started operating in 1973 on the 50th anniversary…

These drink giants are known for their marketing gimmicks and will do anything to get rid of stock lying around. And I was pretty sure this expression with 100 single malts was just that.I was wrong.It…

Compass Box are known for their unusual flavor profiles and their magnificent packaging. Sometimes they fall short but mostly they hit it out of the park. And this one has home-run written all over it…

I recently spent an evening with Whyte & Mackay Master Blender Mr Richard Paterson and I have to say he's a hell of a character. You can't help but like him. He's a great story teller and you're forced…

I have yet to understand why Swing is the overlooked bastard step-child of the Johnnie Walker range. It’s apparently not worthy of a colour-coded label, and has been reduced to being sold in a gimmicky…

There used to be two distilleries on this site: Brora (founded in 1819) and Clynelish (founded in 1967). Brora closed in 1983, and of course new releases command exorbitant prices and are highly colle…

"'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a……is that a bottle of Lagavulin?" I peered under the Christmas tree tonight and noticed a greenish,…

Taketsuru NAS was released in September 2013 as a Pure Malt, sherry-wood finished limited edition of 2,900 bottles. The term “Pure Malt” indicates that this does not contain any grain whisky. Taketsuru…

Glen Grant - best known as a cheap and commercial single malt usually drowned in orange or cola. But the lesser known side are bottlings such as this one. Now this is actually the first bottle on Glen…

Here we are, folks - the final last Christmas Eve dram in the Whisky Advent Calendar. I'm sharing this with my partner Siobhan now (early afternoon) before she and her son head to her mum's for Christmas…